43.—(1) Before issuing a statement of procedure under regulation 42, the Authority must publish a draft of the proposed statement in the way appearing to the Authority to be best calculated to bring it to the attention of the public.
(2) The draft must be accompanied by notice that representations about the proposal may be made to the Authority within a specified time.
(3) Before issuing the proposed statement of procedure, the Authority must have regard to any representations made to in accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) If the Authority issues the proposed statement of procedure, it must publish an account, in general terms, of—
(a)the representations made to it in accordance with paragraph (2); and
(b)its response to them.
(5) If the statement of procedure differs from the draft published under paragraph (1) in a way which is, in the opinion of the Authority, significant, the Authority must (in addition to complying with paragraph (4)) publish details of the difference.
(6) This regulation also applies to a proposal to revise a statement of policy.